WILMINGTON, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Over two dozen workers were able to safely escape following a tunnel collapse in the Wilmington area of Los Angeles Wednesday night, and now the largest construction project in L.A. County is on hold.

The incident was reported around 8 p.m. in the 1700 block of N. Figueroa Street and involved at least 31 industrial tunnel workers, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

More than 100 LAFD personnel, including Urban Search and Rescue teams and Mayor Karen Bass, responded to the scene. The workers were able to emerge from the collapsed tunnel on their own, according to fire officials.

It was a huge LAFD response because it had the potential of being a major multi-day tunnel rescue incident.

AIR7 footage showed workers being brought out of the tunn

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